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| author |   David Abbott <dabbott@gentoo.org> | 2013-04-23 21:46:51 +0000 |
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| committer | David Abbott <dabbott@gentoo.org> | 2013-04-23 21:46:51 +0000 |
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diff --git a/copyrightpolicy.xml b/copyrightpolicy.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4c4e47a --- /dev/null +++ b/copyrightpolicy.xml @@ -0,0 +1,230 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> +<!-- $Header$ --> + +<guide disclaimer="draft"> +<title>Gentoo Copyright Policy</title> + +<author title="Author"> + <mail link="rich0"/> +</author> + +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="dabbott"/> +</author> + + +<abstract> +Gentoo Copyright Policy +</abstract> + +<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> +<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> +<license/> + +<version>1</version> +<date>2013-04-23</date> + +<chapter> +<title>Purpose / Scope</title> +<section> +<body> + + <warn> + THIS IS A DRAFT POLICY POSTED ONLY FOR COLLABORATION/REVIEW/COMMENT/ETC. THIS + POLICY DRAFT HAS NO EFFECT. + </warn> + +<p> +This policy documents how Gentoo contributors comply and document copyright for +any contributions made to Gentoo. Anyone committing documentation or sources to +any repository hosted on Gentoo infrastructure must comply with this policy. +OPEN QUESTION - DOES THIS APPLY TO DOCS? +</p> + +<p> +Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the trustees or the +-project list. Any concerns over possible copyright violations should be +directed to the Trustees if they cannot be worked out to anyone's satisfaction +with the appropriate maintainer. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +</chapter> + +<chapter> +<title>Licensing of Gentoo Projects</title> +<section> +<body> + +<p> +All Gentoo projects must abide by the <uri + link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/contract.xml">Gentoo Social + Contract</uri>, being published under an open source license. The license for +each project is documented below. +</p> + + <table> + <tr><th>Project</th><th>License</th></tr> + <tr><ti>Portage</ti><ti>TODO</ti></tr> + <tr><ti>Portage Tree</ti><ti>TODO</ti></tr> + <tr><ti>Docs</ti><ti>TODO</ti></tr> + <tr><ti>eudev</ti><ti>TODO</ti></tr> + + + </table> + + <p> + Any project hosted on Gentoo infrastructure not listed above must be licensed GPL-2+. + </p> + + <p> + If you wish to add a new Gentoo project to this page, contact the trustees. + </p> + +</body> +</section> +</chapter> + +<chapter> +<title>Certificate of Origin</title> +<section> +<body> + +<p> +All commits to Gentoo-hosted repositories must be accompanied by a certificate +of origin. The purpose of the certificate is to declare that the content of the +commit may be used in accordance with the project license. +</p> + +<p> +For commits made using CVS, the commiter will certify agreement to the DCO by +adding "Signed-off-by: Name/email" to the commit message as a separate line. +Repoman will add this automatically if DCO_SIGNED_OFF_BY is set to Name/email in make.conf. +</p> + +<p> +The following is the current Gentoo DCO 1.0: +</p> + +<note>TODO - OFFSET THIS SOMEHOW</note> + +<dl> + <dt>By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:</dt> + <dd> + <ol> + <li>The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I have the + right to submit it under the open source license indicated in the file; + or</li> + + <li>The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best of my + knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source license and I have + the right under that license to submit that work with modifications, + whether created in whole or in part by me, under the same open source + license (unless I am permitted to submit under a different license), as + indicated in the file; or</li> + + <li>The contribution was provided directly to me by some other person who + certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified it.</li> + + <li>I understand and agree that this project and the contribution are public + and that a record of the contribution (including all personal information + I submit with it, including my sign-off) is maintained indefinitely and + may be redistributed consistent with this project or the open source + license(s) involved.</li> + </ol> +</dd> +</dl> + +<note>The DCO is based on the <uri + link="http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/SubmittingPatches"> + Linux Kernel DCO</uri>.</note> + +</body> +</section> +</chapter> + +<chapter> +<title>Copyright Attribution</title> +<section> +<body> + +<p> +All files hosted by Gentoo must contain an appropriate copyright notice, as +defined by this policy. +</p> + +<p> +A proper copyright notice appears near the top of the file, and reads, +"Copyright YEAR LARGEST-CONTRIBUTOR <e>and others (see below)</e>." The largest +contributor is whatever entity owns copyright to some portion of the largest +number of lines in the file. The "and others (see below)" text may be ommitted +if the largest contributor holds copyright to the entire file. +</p> + +<p> +If there are other copyright holders, then somewhere in the file the full list +of copyright holders must be listed, or a reference to a list in another file +stored in a Gentoo repository. +</p> + +<p> +No file may be committed to a Gentoo repository unless at least 60% of the lines +in the file are accounted for in the list of copyright holders. Any content +already in a Gentoo repository as of DATE shall count towards the 60% rule even +if not attributed. Note that 60% is the minimum required for compliance with +this policy - all contributors are strongly encouraged to strive for 100% +attribution. +</p> + +<p> +It is the responsibility of anyone making a commit to update the contributor +list for any additions made to the repository. Committers are not required to +double-check content already in the repository. +</p> + +<p> +Anyone finding a file out of compliance should log a bug against the associated +project/package providing as much information as possible. Files that are not +brought into compliance within 60 days or upon a request for removal by a +aggrieved copyright holder will be removed. Any concerns not addressed by a +maintainer can be appealed to the Trustees. +</p> + + +</body> +</section> +</chapter> + +<chapter> +<title>Copyright Assignment</title> +<section> +<body> + +<p> +All are welcome and encouraged (but NOT required) to assign copyright for their +contributions to the Gentoo Foundation. Doing so makes compliance with this +policy easier (fewer copyright holders to list), and allows the Foundation to +enforce copyrights and re-license content if appropriate (this will only be done +in accordance with the social contract and the FLA). +</p> + +<p> +Copyright is assigned to the Foundation by electronically signing the <uri + link="fla.pdf">Gentoo Fiduciary License Agreement (FLA)</uri>. The agreement +may be signed BY <e>TODO...</e> If the scope of the signed agreeement included +future contributions, the contributor may document their wish to stop assigning +copyright by <e>TODO...</e> +</p> + +<p> +A list of those who have signed this agreement and the scope of their +assignments may be found at LINK. This list may be useful when attributing +copyright. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +</chapter> +</guide> |